Hanoi Hilton
Vietnamese detention facility
Hanoi Hilton is the sardonic nickname American prisoners of war gave to Hỏa Lò Prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, where hundreds of U.S. servicemen were held during the Vietnam War.
The grim irony of the name—evoking luxury accommodations—underscored the brutal conditions, including torture and solitary confinement.
John McCain spent years in the Hanoi Hilton.
- North VietnamFormerly divided nation's communist half
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- tap codeGrid-based knock communication
- POW campsDetention sites for captured combatants
- guardWatchful defensive attention
POWs · survival stories · cell · bamboo cage · psychological warfare · solitary confinement · PTSD · Vietnam War · war crimes · missing in action · prisoner exchange · homecoming parade · prison conditions · Geneva Conventions · escape attempts · John McCain · war hero · forced labor
Hanoi Hiltonhomecoming
Returning to one's origin
repatriation · freedom · liberation · home base · safe haven
Hanoi Hiltonluxury resort
Lavish vacation accommodation
five-star hotel · Paris Hilton · Ritz-Carlton · spa retreat · hospitality
Hanoi Hiltonmilitary hospital
Treatment facility for troops
VA hospital · rehabilitation center · convalescent home · humane treatment · medical facility